Hecht and Bannier Organic Cotes de Provence Rose | Provence, France
Grapes for H&B’s rosé are selected from the cooler parts of the upper Provence vineyards. The higher altitudes also allow a full maturity without excessive sugar, therefore lower in alcohol content.
These grapes is completed with others from the limestone foothills that add some mineralogy and Cinsault, from vineyards close to the Mediterranean Sea, brings a subtle, salty and anise expression.
Vines are harvested at night between 3.00am and 9.00am in order to avoid oxidation and to preserve all of the fresh characteristics of the terroir and varietal. Grenache and Syrah are macerated together so that their personalities and qualities intermingle.
Vintage: 2021
ABV 13%
Grape Varieties: Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah, Rolle
Tasting notes: A Provence rosé of immense charm and minerality redolent of fennel, anise and purple flowers.
Producer: Hecht & Bannier
Press:
90/100 Robert Parker,
90/100 Wine Enthusiast,
90/100 Decanter Silver Medal,
92/100 Meininger Frankreich Spezial,
90/100 Vinous
Vineyards:
Saint Antonin, Entrecasteaux, Carcès, Pourrières, La Londe-les-Maures
Varieties
Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah, Rolle
Blending
We focused our selections on the cooler parts of the upper Provence vineyards where the oak and olive tree forests protect the vines planted in the clay-limestone soils and, in some ways, seem to nourish them. The higher altitudes also allow a full maturity without excessive sugars (and therefore alcoholic degree in the finished wines). Blend is completed with grapes from the limestone foothills of Montagne Sainte Victoire, whose wines are almost marked by a vivacious and persistent minerality., Very fresh Cinsault planted a few meters from the Mediterranean Sea in La Londe des Maures are introduced to bring a subtle salty and anise expression.
Vines are harvested at night between 3.00am and 9.00am in order to avoid oxidation and to preserve all of the fresh characteristics of the terroir and varietal. Grenache and Syrah are macerated together so that their personalities and qualities intermingle and we find that the reductive character of Syrah balances beautifully with the oxidative natural character of Grenache.
Maturing
Concrete and stainless steel tanks
Tasting
For our H&B Provence rosé we take a path quite apart from the one we follow for our Languedoc rosé, with its high proportion of Syrah. We have sought a Provence rosé of immense charm and minerality redolent of fennel, anise and purple flowers. We love just sipping this wine out on our garden in Aix-en-Provence. Grab a glass with some friends and taste with a fougasse, some anchovies and even some Salonenque olives.